Material for wrapping or covering articles



l 1933- N. J.. STRAUSS 1,920,533

TERIAL FOR WRAPPING OH POVERING ARTICLES Filed Sept. 13. 1952 INVENTOR.

/VA THAN J. STRAUSS c Isl/M ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 1, 1933 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE Nathan J. Strauss, New York, N. assignor to Freydberg BrosInc., New York, N. Y., a Carporation of New York Application September13, 1932 Serial No. 633,010

8 Claims. (01. 281-34) My invention relates to sheet material forcovering articles and surfaces, and covers made from such material.

Though the materials made in accordance with my invention are adaptableto use in connection with various articles or application to varioussurfaces, I have shown and will describe, for the purposes ofillustration, the use of the material in the form of a wrapper or outercover for books.

10 Generally, the publishers of books apply a printed paper cover overthe permanent binding, the cover being fitted loosely around the bindingand having its ends folded or tucked in at the side edges of the bookbinding. Such temporary covers usually contain printed matter includingthe title of the book,'which is also on the binding but obscured by thepaper cover. Furthermore,

these paper covers do not-last long, as their lon-.

gitudinal edges are exposed at the top and bottom of the sides and backof the binding, that is, just at the places where persons place theirfingers on the binding to remove the book from a shelf. Plain papercovers are also subjected to.

perspiration from readers. hands, and become rumpled, soiled, and areeasily torn. Often the permanent bindings which are obscured by thepaper covers, arequite decorative, and owners remove the paper coversfrom their books when.

placing the books in bookcases so that the permanent bindings areexposed to view. However,

the bindings are then also exposed to atmospheric conditions and dust.

With my invention, paper covers may be dispensed with, and a coveringprovided by the publishers for the books or permanent bindings, whichcovering will not only protect the binding during the time that thebooks are in the stores and being read, but which may be left on thebooks by the owners when the books are placed in bookcases withoutdetracting from the appearance of the books or collection of books. Thisis due to the fact that the coverings are made pref erably of thintransparent or substantially transarent material, prepared in accordancewith my invention, and having opposite edges bound with a strip of metalfoil or other pliant non-resilient material which when creased willmaintain the sheet in folded condition along lines extending betweenandintersecting the bound edges. The binding. strips not only maintain thesheet in folded condition but also decorate the cover and appear as atrim to its edges while chiefly serving to strengthen the edges, wherethe wear usually is greatest.

I prefer to have the material water-proofed so that it will resistmoisture and perspiration to protect the surface or article covered. Theforegoing and other features and advantages of the invention will beexplained in detail hereinafter in connection with the accompanyingdrawing wherein,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a roll of matev rial embodying theinvention;

.Fig, 2 is an exaggerated transverse sectionalview through the materialshown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view,of a book covered with material embodyingthe invention; and

Fig. 4 is a view similar ,to Fig. 2 of another form of materialembodying the invention.

Materials embodying the invention may be made and sold in the form of aroll from which individual sheets may be out by the user, or, thematerial may be furnished in bundles of individual sheets cut to the.proper size according to the purpose for which they are to be used. InFig. l, I have shown a roll of substantially transparent material 5,preferably a cellulose material .known on the market as cellophane orglassine paper having applied to its longitudinal edges, binding strips6 of flexible, pliant material, which when .creased or bent will holdits form. The binding may be metallic foil of any color appliedto'opposite edges of the material 5 so that opposite faces of thematerial adjacent the edges are covered by portions"? and 8 of the strip6 with the edge of the material enclosed and'protected by theintermediate portion of the binding strip connecting 'the portions '7and 8. The binding strips 6 may be applied to the edges of the materialby any suitable devices or machines and are preferably adhesivelysecured on to the material 5 in the form shown in Fig. 2. The

material can be made in widths according to spec- 1 ifications of thosehaving use for it and furnished in the form shown in Fig. 1, so that theuser can cut off desired lengths according to the purpose for which itisto be used, or, as mentioned, the material can be made in individualsheets of predetermined specified dimensions and furnished in stacks tothe user. In the case of book covers, the material would be made of awidth corresponding substantially to the length of the book, so thatwhen applied as shown in Fig. 3, the binding strips 6 will be disposedalong the top and bottom edges of the sides and back of the book bindingwith the ends of the cover folded around and under the front edges ofthe binding. Due to (the transparency of the material, the title andother matter appearing on the permanent binding will be clearly visiblethrough the 110 cover, so that it is not necessary to print the title ofthe book on the cover as is done in the case of paper covers. Due to thefact that the binding strips 6 are non-resilient, they will when bent orfolded around the edges of the binding, maintain the cover in properposition on the book and to a great extent prevent accidentaldisplacement of the cover, thus overcoming the tendency of the slipperytransparent material to unfold. If water-proofed transparent material isused, the cover will protect the binding against moisture either fromthe atmosphere, moist articles placed on the book, and perspiration fromthe hands of the reader. Furthermore, the trans parent material does notshow the dirt and finger marks as do the paper covers.

It will be noted that in Fig. 3, the portions of the binding strip 6 onthe cover across the back of the book are disposed at the top and bottomedges of the book where the greatest wear occurs, due to the factthat inremoving a book from a shelf it is usual to place the fingers on the topedge of the back and tilt the book outwardly and then slide it oif ofthe shelf. The binding strips 6 reinforce these edges of the cover andprevent tearing when removing the book from the shelf or when placing itback in a bookcase.

In actual practice, when using the material for book covers, I havefound that the foregoing features are not the only, desirable andadvantageous features of the invention, because the binding strips 6really appear as a trimming to the edges of the permanent binding, whichis clearly visible through the transparent material, so that thosepersons who prefer to remove covers from books placed in a collection inbookcases in order that the binding will be exposed to view,

may leave the transparent cover constructed in accordance with myinvention on their books, and thus protect the binding against dust,atmospheric conditions, and handling. .In fact, book covers such asshown in Fig. 3, may be furnished as a separate article or protectivecovering for books now in existence and having no cover.

In Fig. 4, I have shown another form of material embodying theinvention, wherein the strips 6' are applied to the edges of thematerial in such a manner as to require no adhesive and to lock thestrip on to the material. This is done by first folding a portion A ofthe strip 6 over the free edge of the material 5,.and then folding theportion A of the strip and the portion of the material5 covered by theflap A over upon the material Salong the free edge of the portion A, sothat on one face the material 5 is covered by portion B ofthe strip'andon its other face by the portion A of the strip, and the portion C ofthestrip with the part of the material 5 enclosed between the portions AandC, thus locking the strip on to the material without an adhesiveagent by inter-folding. This form of the invention makes the bindingstrips slightly heavier and bulkier than in the form shown in Fig. 2,but this is not undesirable at all, as it increases the ability of thestrips to maintain their folded form when the material is used as a bookcover in the manner shown in Fig. 3. The material shown in Fig. 4embodies all of the desirable features pointed out in connection withthe construction of Fig. 2, such as transparency to show the articles orsurfaces covered, and in row strip of metallic foil folded upon itselfand the case of book covers the edges are strengthened against tearing,and the ability of the cover to maintain its position on the bookbinding is increased.

The possible uses for material constructed in accordance with myinvention other than as book covers are many, and I wish to beunderstood as not necessarily limiting myself to the use of the materialconstructed in accordance with my invention to book covers.

I claim:

1. A covering or wrapping material comprising a sheet of thinsubstantially transparent flexible material, and a binding strip ofpliant nonresilient material secured along each of two opposite edges ofthe sheet on both faces thereof and encasing said edges.

2. A covering or wrapping material comprising a sheet of thinsubstantially transparent material, and strips of pliant materialsecured to said material along its longitudinal edges, said strips andmaterial being interfolded, and a substantial area of the transparentmaterial between said edges being uncovered.

3. A covering or wrapping material comprising a sheet of thinsubstantially transparent material, and strips of metallic foil securedto said material along opposite edges, and covering portions of bothfaces of the material adjacent the edges.

4. A book cover comprising a rectangular sheet of thin material throughwhich the book binding is visible, and pliant strips binding oppositeedges of said sheet to be disposed along the top and bottom edges of thesides and back of the book 110 when the cover is applied, said stripscovering areas of both faces of the sheet adjacent said edges.

5. A book cover comprising a sheet of thin, flexible, substantiallytransparent material having opposite longitudinal edges enclosed bystrips of metal foil.

6. A material for covering books and other articles comprising a sheetof thin substantially transparent flexible material, a'relatively narrowstrip of metallic foil folded upon itself and secured along two oppositeedges of the sheet and encasing said edges and portions of the sheettherealong and leaving. a substantial area of the transparent materialuncovered.

7. A material for covering books and other articles comprising a sheetof thin substantially transparent flexible material, a relativelynarsecured alongtwo opposite edges of the sheetandencasing said edgesand portions of the sheet therealong and leaving a substantial area ofthe transparent material uncovered, and said strips and the materialencased. thereby being folded after application of the strips to saidedges providing at least two layers of the'sheet'and at least threelayers of the metallic foil along said edges. I v

8. As a new article of manufacture, an elongated strip of thinsubstantially transparent cellulosic material of much greater lengththan width, and strips of metallic foil secured to said material along,its opposite-longitudinal edges, said strips of foil cov'ering portionsof both faces of the strip of cellulosic material and enclosing saidlongitudinal edges.

NATHAN J. STRAUSS.

